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FZPN03 KNHC 242123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 24 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W 13N97W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 25 T0 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.8N 107.3W 1008 MB AT 
24/2100 UTC MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE 
QUADRANT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 16.9N 109.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM 
NE QUADRANT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.3N 111.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM 
NE QUADRANT. 
48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.N OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 12N BETWEEN 
94W TO 98W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.S OF 10N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 10N WEST OF 120W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE 30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE 
.36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.  

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI OCT 24...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 
NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N80W TO 12N103W TO 10N115W 
TO 12N128W TO 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
120W AND 128W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 6N TO 10N WEST 0F 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.